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NUR 1060C Cardiovascular Assessment Exam #2 Newest 2024/25
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NUR 1060C Cardiovascular AssessmentExam #2 Newest 2024/25
Apex - Bottom of the heart II II II II II II II
Base - Top of the heart
II II II II II II II II
Chambers - Atria (right & left)
II II II II II II II II
Ventricles (right & left) II II II
Valves (atrioventricular) - Tricuspid
II II II II II II
Mitral
Valves (semilunar) - Pulmonic
II II II II II II
Aortic
Arteries (characterists) - (away from heart)
II II II II II II II II
Oxygenated blood II
Elastic fibers II
Muscle fibers II
Pulse II
High pressure II
Veins - (towards the heart)
II II II II II II II
Deoxygenated blood II
Lay close to the skin surface
II II II II II
Skeletal muscle contractions II II
One directional valves
II II
Low pressure (thin) II II
Easily accessible II
Path of blood through the heart - 1. SV & IV
II II II II II II II II II II II II II
2. Right Atrium
II II
3. Tricuspid valve
II II
4. Right ventricle
II II
5. Pulmonary Valve
II II
6. Pulmonary artery
II II
7. Lungs
II
8. Left Atrium
II II
9. Left Ventricle
II II
10. Aorta II
11. Rest of the body
II II II II
, Great Vessels - Superior Vena Cava
II II II II II II II II
Inferior Vena Cava II II
Aorta
Pulmonary artery II
Pulmonary veins II
Superior Vena Cava & Inferior Vena Cava - right side return of unoxygenated blood
II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II
Aorta - Bring blood to rest of the body
II II II II II II II II II II II
Pulmonary artery & Pulmonary viens - oxygenated blood to left side of body
II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II
Arterial System - heart under high pressure
II II II II II II II II II
pressure wave = pulse II II II
ischemia
peripheral artery disease II II
Ischemia - inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of body
II II II II II II II II II II II II II II
Peripheral artery disease - poor circulation due to build up in plaque causing pain
II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II II
Venous system - muscle contraction
II II II II II II II
abdominal thoracic pressure II II
one way valves venous insufficiency
II II II II
Lymphatics - Retrieve excess fluid and return to blood stream
II II II II II II II II II II II II
slow flow II
flow caused by similar to venous system
II II II II II II
Lymphadenopathy
Normal Lymph Nodes - Smooth
II II II II II II II
Soft
Movable
Subjective Data: Cardiac Assessment - Chest pain?
II II II II II II II II II
Dyspnea/DOE/Orthopnea?
Cough
Fatigue
Cyanosis
Edema II
Nocturia
Past Cardiac history
II II
Medication
Leg pain or cramps
II II II
Skin changes
II
Lymph node enlargement II II
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